Mechanicville student charged with calling in bomb threat

MECHANICVILLE >> Mechanicville High School received its second bomb threat in less than a week on Thursday, and a 13-year-old was taken into custody as a result.

The student, unidentified due to his age, allegedly made a verbal bomb threat in front of teachers and students. He was charged with second-degree falsely reporting an incident, a felony.

Members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department handled the incident, and the student was processed and released to his parents.

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On Wednesday, the high school went into “shelter in place” mode after a “non-specific” threat was found written in the girls room.

Students were kept sheltered in their classrooms until a search of the school was completed.

A release from the sheriff’s office said the case of the 13-year-old student will be referred to the Saratoga County Probation Department, which will determine if the case will be presented to Saratoga County Family Court.

“Bomb threats are not a joke. We take every threat seriously and we will continue to commit all available resources to the protection of our children and our schools,” Sheriff Michael Zurlo said in a release.